In this week’s news: 6 revelations on faculty roles within competency-based programs When it comes to competency-based programs in today’s myriad array of higher-ed institutions, faculty spend most of their time on curriculum design, and have the most concerns about advising and mentoring. Read more...

Less could mean more for a campus networkIn deciding how to protect a university network and optimize their
performance, IT departments often face a choice: Go with best-of-breed
applications for each service, even if integration sometimes poses a
headache, or opt for an all-in-one solution that wraps multiple services
into a neat bundle. When the headaches start to outweigh the
performance benefits of standalone solutions, the all-in-one approach
can look mighty attractive.Read more... How to make online classes accessibleAccording to professors at Montana State University (MSU),
incorporating Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in online courses not
only benefits students with disabilities, but can have significant
benefits for all students, ultimately increasing retention and improving
learning outcomes—but how to implement?Read more...Community colleges struggle to compete with industry for instructorsAlabama’s Calhoun Community College recently created a process
control technology program to train people for high-tech, high-level
industry jobs, like those that will be available at the recently
announced GE Aviation plant in Limestone County. But finding qualified
instructors has been a problem.Read more...

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Hello, my name is Helge Scherlund and I am the Education Editor and Online Educator of this personal weblog and the founder of eLearning • Computer-Mediated Communication Center.
I have an education in the teaching adults and adult learning from Roskilde University, with Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) and Human Resource Development (HRD) as specially studied subjects. I am the author of several articles and publications about the use of decision support tools, e-learning and computer-mediated communication. I am a member of The Danish Mathematical Society (DMF), The Danish Society for Theoretical Statistics (DSTS) and an individual member of the European Mathematical Society (EMS). Note: Comments published here are purely my own and do not reflect those of my current or future employers or other organizations.